Belt Belongs to Father George After Summit Fall
Grant Litehfeld of Ohio attempted a legendary ascent of the natural cliff near a bridge site to carve his name at the top. Beside the steep rock, vegetation grew in crevices as he climbed with unusual strength and nearly reached the summit. A tremor loosened rock, causing a headlong fall that left him with only a few bruises. He declared Washington might still hold the championship belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vidhi
Inter
Washington
Kidnapper Tries Twice to Seize Koké Daughters
In Toledo on the 26th two attempts were made by an unknown man to kidnap Helen and Veronica Koké, daughters of Henry Koké. He approached the home offering to pay for them, but fled when Mrs. Koké intervened. Police searched the area after a morning and late-morning sightings, with no arrest. The girls are noted as attractive, with a prior failed attempt two years earlier and another incident last summer.
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Toledo
Helen
Agedi
Veronica
Henry Koké
Woodville Street
Koke
East Ride
Tim
McBain man credits Postum coffee substitute relief
A Battle Creek Postum Co statement from a McBain man claims severe nervous attacks, stomach trouble, and headaches vanished after switching from coffee to Postum. He reports no constipation or vomiting for three years, improved health, and steadier work as a result, and offers to sign an affidavit if required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBain
Aitch
Enormo
Posiun Co
Battle Creek
Elocution debate at national convention derides amateur speakers
President Virgil A. Binkley warns that trained elocutionists face competition from paid local performers while Jenkin Lloyd Jones challenges delivery as mere mechanics. The debate centers on whether technique or meaning should guide speaking and how to protect professional elocutionists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicard
Mitch Earneetnioes
Bunker Mil
Mark Anthony
Caesar
Virgil A. Binkley
Cinechntiatl
National Association of Elocutionists
Horticaltural Society
Anton
Tokley
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Mer. Pinkley
All Souls Church
Wolcon
Jones
Mahler
Frst
Two Men Seek Marriage Then Wed by Lawyer's Aid
Myron Calice of West 4th Street and Arnie Stanton Johnson of West 66th Street, members of the Andrew Mack company, went to West Side Police Court and asked Magistrate Brauy to marry them. Denied, they continued to a lawyer, Benjamin Greentin, who arranged the ceremony. Calice and Miss Johnson answered yes when asked to take each other as husband and wife, and the lawyer declared them married.
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New York
Myron Callce
Arnie Stanton Johnson
West 66Th Street
Andrew Mack Company
West Side
Brauy
Singiatrate
Tiem
Coutriee
Benjamin Greentin
Ivert
Calleos
Calice
Miss Johnson
Zon Phora advertised cure for female disorders promises painless childbirth
An advertisement touts Zon Phora as a cure for change of life and ovarian troubles, claiming it strengthens the pelvic organs and aids expectant mothers. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. T. J. Wilke of Chicago and instructions to obtain the remedy from Zon Phora Co., Kalamazoo, or a local drug store. Also mentions a distant volcanic eruption observed by ships and tremors near a crater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zon Phorn
T. J. Wilke
W. Madtoon
Chicago
Zon Phora Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ready to Yield DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for Piles
An advertisement from Willow Grove Delaware firms claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles and skin ailments. It urges acceptance of the authentic product from William Warner Gem Pharmacy at 1138 Howard Street and warns against counterfeit salves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Anys & R. Meredith
Willow Grove
Del
DeWitt's
Wm. Warner
Gem Pharmacy
Semler Cashier Denies Local Swindle Report
Semler cashier Geo 10 Bates of the Second Sational bank denies a local paper story that Chas Semler swindled the bank with hogs notes and that Inez January has located him. No clue to Semler's whereabouts. If found, he will be arrested and brought back to Akron. The paper's claim of Semler being located in the South is untrue.
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Geo
Bates
Sational
Locmt
Chas
Semler
Inez
Akron
Heart Health Claim From Cure Promoter
An advertisement touts Miles' Heart Cure as beneficial for weak or diseased hearts slowing blood circulation. It urges immediate use, warns of unhealthy heart symptoms, and notes the product is sold by druggists with a specific Blkebarty Lady promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ies Cony Blkebarty Lady
Haunting Smoke Flares From Eruptions Over San Francisco
A San Francisco report notes fierce activity from Simen volcano with the Roderick Ubu ship carrying pews from Hawaii. The June 4 release caused strong smoke plumes and wormlike clouds over the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ubu
Hawaii
Simen
Neomenes Mystery Rumors Stir Chicago Journalists
A chaotic tale from a New York newspaper about a Theban nobleman Neomenes robbed during a Memphis visit. Chicago University officials and police are unable to locate any concrete details as a young reporter seeks sources, only to find no record of the incident. The piece lampoons journalism and authority chasing a phantom crime.
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Chicago
New York
Nick
Neemenes
Chicago University
Neomenes
Thebes
Memphis
Polier
Haiglie
Panama
Harper
de Nelil
Nick Meats
Nashville
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Toledo
Cleveland
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Columbus
Buffalo
Boston
Lake Shore
A. J, Smith
Ohio
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Relief
An advertisement claims Ack er s Dyspepsia Tablets after meals digest food perfectly and end indigestion symptoms. Eat what you want anytime and take a tablet afterward with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. free sample offered by W H Hooker & Co Buffalo N Y.
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Acker
W. H. Hooker & Co
Buffalo
Was Wasting Away. Salem letter extols kidney cure
The following letter from Robert R Watts of Salem Missouri describes five years of kidney disease. He suffered weight loss and poor health after seeing leading doctors and trying remedies without relief. He reports that Foley's Kidney Cure cured him in less than two bottles and he is now sound and well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Local Reader
A Loganton Pa resident, Seat Qurrin, extols One Minute Cough Cure as the safest fast acting remedy for coughs colds croup and throat lung troubles. The denser claims note it yields at once to grip bronchitis and other illnesses and parents praise its effect on children. Gem Pharmacy in Philadelphia advertises the remedy.
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Qurrin
Loganton
Warner
Gem Pharmacy
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Chicay
Troy
Duntington
Ind
Miles
Hawaiian
Nick Menis
Worites
Aera
Ford
Reez
Jacks
Florodora
CREMO
GEO. W. Childs
Jackson Square
NAVY
Michigan Southern Railway
N.Y
New York City
Albany
Hudson
Niagara Falls
Westfield
Lake Chautauqua
Michigan Southern
Gosler
Standard Oil Company
Brinhamae
Henry & Co
Tolede
Renner
THE
GEO. J. Renner Brewing Company
Akroen,o
Sity
Dauntless Manufacturing CO
People’s
South Main ‘St
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